Adakwa Surname
Approximately 305 people bear this surname
Adakwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ghana | 277 | 1:97,548 | 9,187 |
| Nigeria | 25 | 1:7,085,710 | 162,099 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Adakwa (10) may also be a first name.
Adakwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Adakwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Adakwa is more frequently found in Ghana than any other country or territory. It may occur as:. Click here for other potential spellings of Adakwa.
How Common Is The Last Name Adakwa? popularity and diffusion
Adakwa is the 883,255th most frequently used surname in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 23,893,593 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Adakwa live; 99 percent live in West Africa and 99 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Adakwa is also the 3,684,242nd most frequently held first name globally, held by 10 people.
The last name is most numerous in Ghana, where it is borne by 277 people, or 1 in 97,548. Outside of Ghana it is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 8 percent reside and England, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adaakwa | 92 | 11 | / |
| Adakwah | 92 | 9 | / |
| Adakwaa | 92 | 1 | / |
| Adankwah | 86 | 4 | / |
| Adaakwah | 86 | 1 | / |
| Adokwa | 83 | 205 | / |
| Adakwo | 83 | 25 | / |
| Adekwa | 83 | 15 | / |
| Adagwa | 83 | 12 | / |
| Adakua | 83 | 10 | / |
| Adakwe | 83 | 5 | / |
| Odakwa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Adhagwa | 77 | 20 | / |
| Adagwai | 77 | 5 | / |
| Adankwe | 77 | 3 | / |
| Adoikwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Adokwua | 77 | 1 | / |
| Aadokwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Adaikwo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Adakwue | 77 | 1 | / |
| Hadekwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Adoukwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Adokwah | 77 | 1 | / |
| Adekwah | 77 | 1 | / |
| Addakua | 77 | 1 | / |
| Adakuad | 77 | 1 | / |
| Odankwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Adangwea | 71 | 23 | / |
| Adangwah | 71 | 1 | / |
| Addakuha | 71 | 1 | / |
| Adagba | 67 | 4,890 | / |
| Adokwe | 67 | 629 | / |
| Adegwa | 67 | 90 | / |
| Adogwa | 67 | 46 | / |
| Edokwa | 67 | 33 | / |
| Adagwi | 67 | 28 | / |
| Edagwa | 67 | 22 | / |
| Edakwo | 67 | 18 | / |
| Odagwa | 67 | 14 | / |
| Odokwa | 67 | 11 | / |
| Adagwo | 67 | 5 | / |
| Odekwa | 67 | 3 | / |
| Edekwa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Adagua | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ashdagwah | 67 | 0 | / |
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Adakwa
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